Fungi Flashcards
(7 cards)
What is Lichen?
An association of fungi and algae with water.
Characteristics of Fungi?
- usually invisible to the naked eye
- mostly free-living
- heterotrophs
- some are symbitoc
How is Lichen a symbiotic relationship?
The fungi supplies the algae with water and minerals while the algae makes glucose that is absorbed by the cells of the fungi.
What is Mycorrizhae?
The hyphae of a fungus which associates with the roots of many kinds of plants.
What are fungi?
They are the primary decomposers of dead organic matter.
What are the hyphae?
A mass of branched filaments enclosed by a rigid cell wall of chitin and glucan.
What is the mycelium?
A network made up by the hyphae.